BREAKING: Tinubu Declares Security Emergency, Orders Recruitment Of 20,000 Police Officers
By Johnson Folarin
A sweeping security directive emerged on Wednesday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a nationwide security emergency and moved to expand Nigeria’s security manpower in response to escalating threats across the country.
The announcement came through a Statehouse statement confirming that the president has instructed the Nigerian Police Force to recruit 20,000 new officers, raising the total expected intake to 50,000 personnel.
Further details from the presidency revealed that Tinubu also granted approval for the National Youth Service Corps orientation camps to be used temporarily as training centres to fast track the new recruitment drive.
More information on the implementation plan and timelines is expected as security agencies begin to align with the president’s emergency directive.
Details later…
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